Mayor’s Office

Welcome to Providence

I took office as the 38^th Mayor of Providence in January 2015 with a forward-thinking vision for a very different city than the one I grew up in. Since that time, we have built a New Providence on our shared values of honesty, integrity, professionalism, and optimism for what the future has in store.

The New Providence is a place known for being open-minded in the way it plans and forward-thinking in the way it invests. A place that is compassionate and inclusive in the way that it treats folks and a place that believes most of all in its people. We began by addressing a backlog of nearly 3,000 constituent cases, establishing our commitment to providing best-in-class city service by treating our residents as customers. Deficits, which had been the result of poor foresight and planning, have been corrected. We have built up a real rainy-day fund and our credit rating has improved.

Look around Providence and you will see that there’s more activity in our 25 neighborhoods than at any other time in recent history. Providence is open for business and our administration is focused on creating a culture of innovation and performance to promote long-term sustainable economic growth. It is with this mindset that we digitized the licensing and permitting processes and created an online business portal to make it easier than ever to start and grow your business in Providence.

In this new era, we take a people-centered approach in every aspect of the work we do. Building off the work of past city leadership, we know that most effective crime reduction strategies are those that work collaboratively and proactively with the community to prevent it. As a result of the efforts of our brave officers in uniform and community partners, crime in Providence is down to an all-time low.

Residents across our inclusive and thriving communities are now better connected to each other than ever and our downtown has been reinvigorated with family-friendly activities, history, art, and world-class dining experiences. From the charming neighborhoods of College Hill to the creative arts thriving in our Valley and Olneyville neighborhoods – there is truly something for everyone to enjoy!

Whether you are a longtime resident, or this is your first time visiting our capital city, I hope that you enjoy everything we have to offer and I look forward to taking Providence to even greater heights together!

Mayor Jorge O. Elorza